KMWorld articles from April 2008

KMWorld archives from April 2008

Google "glue"? Will Google adhere to you?
April 1, 2008... Google's (google.com) approach to products and services is different from a company like Microsoft (microsoft.com). Google introduces, almost tentatively, something new. Then if users respond, Google will let the users pull Google forward....

E-DRM plugs ECM security gap.
April 1, 2008... The gaping hole in security schemes for enterprise content management (ECM) systems is that few, if any, protections exist once the information is legitimately accessed. That confidential information, which might include price lists, legal...

The hurdles facing social computing.(Gartner Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... With the growing popularity of Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, social computing (just pick the term you like best), Gartner (gartner.com) points out that organizations must address the sometimes-major obstacles facing adoption. In the graphic to...

AXS-One and RenewData ink deal.(Industry Watch)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... AXS-One (axs-one.com) and RenewData (renewdata.com) have partnered to deliver what the companies call an industry first, enterprise-class proactive litigation readiness offering. They say it leverages RenewData's non-native data extraction,...

Improved content monetization.(Industry Watch)(MuseGlobal Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... MuseGlobal (museglobal.com) has released two new products, News Hound and Blog Hound, which, the company says, have been designed to aggregate, integrate, enrich and deliver comprehensive, current and relevant content to customers. News...

FatWire purchases Future Tense.(Industry Watch)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... FatWire (fatwire.com) has acquired Future Tense Solutions (futuretense.com/au), its Australian-based reseller. Prior to the close of the acquisition, Future Tense had exclusive rights to sell and distribute FatWire products throughout Australia...

Thomson West announces version 4.0.(Industry Watch)
April 1, 2008... Thomson West (http://west.thomson.com) has introduced West km 4.0, which it describes as a knowledge management application that lets legal professionals capture and maximize their expertise and intellectual assets. West km 4.0 features a...

Consultancy gets search support.(Industry Watch)
April 1, 2008... Coveo (coveo.com) and professional services firm NavigationArts (navigationarts.com) have announced a strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate to deliver platform-class search solutions that improve the overall user experience,...

Brand strategy.(Industry Watch)
April 1, 2008... The DICOM Group (dicomgroup.com) will change its name and adopt the Kofax (kofax.com) brand name worldwide across all of its subsidiaries. Trading of the company's shares on the London Stock Exchange under the name Kofax plc and with the new...

Able WCM on demand.(Industry Watch)
April 1, 2008... Clickability (clickability.com) has unveiled its new On Demand WCM Platform and three new product packages tailored specifically for the company's media and publishing customers, Fortune 500 enterprises and SMB clients. The company claims...

A critical evaluation of MOSS search.
April 1, 2008... Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007 or just MOSS) is a replacement for the previous versions of both SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) 2003 and the various search services associated with SharePoint. Like the previous version, the...

Web self-service: searching for answers.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Few people who visit self-service Web sites have escaped unscathed from the frustrations that all too often accompany their use or attempted use. Simple transactions such as checking a bank balance can usually be...

E-mail archiving: options for SMBs.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The market for e-mail archiving has experienced remarkable growth over the past several years, driven by compliance requirements and burgeoning volumes of messages. Both Gartner (gartner.com) and IDC (idc.com)...

Sharing data in a crisis--state and local groups work on interoperability.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When a fire broke out in March 2007 in the Sierra Peak area near Anaheim, Calif., Assistant City Manager Tom Wood was on a business trip in Washington, D.C. Yet, using an Internet connection, he was able to log into...

Web 2.0 here for good.(From The Editor)
April 1, 2008... Even skeptical observers can't deny that the momentum driving enterprisewide Web 2.0 initiatives has built to the point of no return to previously established business practices. Embracing the changes isn't going to be easy, though, as Gartner...

Online libraries are not libraries at all.(Opinion)
April 1, 2008... An online library is not a library. Online libraries are not only more than libraries (and in some ways less), they are fundamentally different from libraries. Libraries do something quite unglamorous, yet we have a sweet, romantic...

Employers & educators embrace e-learning.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Organizations are counting on e-learning solutions to facilitate in-house training, to stay abreast of security issues, and to locate and consolidate knowledge. Williams Scotsman (willscot.com), a company that...

Government as a knowledge enterprise.(The Future of the Future)(Column)
April 1, 2008... We've spent a good deal of space in this column looking at how business needs to transform itself to compete in the global knowledge economy. This month, let's take a look at how the same trends are forcing major changes in government. In...